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White cheeked bullfinch

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Pyrrhula

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Fringillidae

Scientific name
  
Pyrrhula leucogenis

Rank
  
Species

White-cheeked bullfinch Whitecheeked Bullfinch Birding Adventure Philippines

Similar
  
Orange bullfinch, Bird, Pyrrhula, Red‑headed bullfinch, Finch

The white-cheeked bullfinch (Pyrrhula leucogenis) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae.

It is found only in the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

White-cheeked bullfinch Whitecheeked Bullfinch Mount Kitanglad Mindanao Flickr

The taxonomy was described in 2001 by Arnaiz-Villena et al. All birds belonging to Genus Pyrrhula have a common ancestor: Pinicola enucleator.

White-cheeked bullfinch Oriental Bird Club Image Database Whitecheeked Bullfinch

White-cheeked bullfinch Oriental Bird Club Image Database Whitecheeked Bullfinch


White-cheeked bullfinch Oriental Bird Club Image Database Whitecheeked Bullfinch

References

White-cheeked bullfinch Wikipedia